Unhealthy women. Why in the past did doctors not want to study the female body and what made them change their minds?
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You will learn how hypertrophied attraction and increased sensitivity were interpreted in the 19th century, what is the connection between Queen Victoria and painless births, as well as what difficulties, women who needed serious treatment faced.
Elinor Kleghorn, the author of the book and historian, considers all kinds of theories about the female organism, created by the doctors of the past - from the wandering uterus to hysteria.
"Violence in childbirth, reproductive violence, lack of sympathy and respect - all this is relevant for the Russian healthcare system. Elinor Kleghorn, with a personal example and stories of other girls, proves that discrimination of women in medicine is not a myth and that this area cannot develop until there is sexism in society. This book will help you open your eyes to why feminism was and remains necessary, and those who are faced with indifference from the doctors will show that you are not alone and you can fight it. ” - Katya Klementyeva, ex-editor and author of the section "Society" in the "Poster Daily"
"The harmonious fusion of science and passion, the book captures so much that it is impossible to break away. - The Telegraph
"The thoroughly detailed and exciting story. This is not only an intriguing investigation, but also a book that is very important. " - Observer
"The shocking and causing indignation of the story." - The Times
Now it seems strange to us that before all female diseases have long been associated with "riddles" of the reproductive system, and the uterus was to blame for all kinds of physical and mental ailments. Not surprising, because even today doctors do not always manage to correctly make a diagnosis. "Unhealthy women" is not easy and immersion in the history of medicine, but also thinking about the difficulties that modern women are faced with. The book is dedicated to how traditional medicine of past years explained and perceived the female body, what theories about the female body were formed in the conditions of patriarchal ideas about femininity and what consequences this led
Elinor Kleghorn, the author of the book and historian, considers all kinds of theories about the female organism, created by the doctors of the past - from the wandering uterus to hysteria.
"Violence in childbirth, reproductive violence, lack of sympathy and respect - all this is relevant for the Russian healthcare system. Elinor Kleghorn, with a personal example and stories of other girls, proves that discrimination of women in medicine is not a myth and that this area cannot develop until there is sexism in society. This book will help you open your eyes to why feminism was and remains necessary, and those who are faced with indifference from the doctors will show that you are not alone and you can fight it. ” - Katya Klementyeva, ex-editor and author of the section "Society" in the "Poster Daily"
"The harmonious fusion of science and passion, the book captures so much that it is impossible to break away. - The Telegraph
"The thoroughly detailed and exciting story. This is not only an intriguing investigation, but also a book that is very important. " - Observer
"The shocking and causing indignation of the story." - The Times
Now it seems strange to us that before all female diseases have long been associated with "riddles" of the reproductive system, and the uterus was to blame for all kinds of physical and mental ailments. Not surprising, because even today doctors do not always manage to correctly make a diagnosis. "Unhealthy women" is not easy and immersion in the history of medicine, but also thinking about the difficulties that modern women are faced with. The book is dedicated to how traditional medicine of past years explained and perceived the female body, what theories about the female body were formed in the conditions of patriarchal ideas about femininity and what consequences this led
Author:
Author:Элинор Клегхорн
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Medical Books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newspaper
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-168044-2
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